PRE-INDUSTRIAL SPORT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOWER CLASSES
The Lower Classes (working classes/peasants/masses) made up 99% of the population before the Industrial revolution. They had many opportunities for leisure: the type of activities they could participate in were shaped by social and cultural factors.
THE LIFE OF A WORKING CLASS PEASANTRECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES
PRE-INDUSTRIAL RECREATION - THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PUB
BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHTING
RESOURCE - THE CHESHIRE WAKES
RESOURCE - FROST FAIRS ON THE THAMES
PRE-INDUSTRIAL RECREATION - FOOTBALL IN THE MIDDLE AGES
MOB FOOTBALL - VIDEOS
MOB FOOTBALL - EXAM QUESTION
PRE-INDUSTRIAL SPORT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UPPER CLASSES
The Upper Classes (nobility/gentry/ruling classes) only made up 1% of the population before the Industrial revolution. They had many opportunities for leisure, which were very different to the the type of activities the working classes engaged in. They were privileged: most of the sports they played were exclusive to them alone.
THE LIFE OF KING HENRY VIIITHE ROYAL GAME OF REAL TENNIS
REAL TENNIS - EXAM QUESTION
VIDEOS OF HENRY VIII AND SPORT